Method of making horseshoes.



J. WEBER. METHOD OF MAKING HORSBSHOES. APPLICATION nun Palm, 1910.

965,259. Patented July 26, 1910.

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JOHN WEBER, or ELBA, NEW YORK.

METHOD OF MAKING HORSESI-IOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 26, 1910.

Application filed February 9, 1910. Serial No. 542,888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WEBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elba, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Making Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved method of making horseshoes whereby calks are formed upon the heel ends of the shoe having steel pin centers extending centrally through the calk and into the body of the shoe, said pins being bent in the formation of the calks to securely retain the same therein.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horseshoe having calks formed upon the heels thereof; Fig. 2 is a similar view, the heels being shown in section; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the shoe partly in section, illustrating the first step in the method whereby the calks are formed.

In the accompanying drawing 5 designates a horseshoe of the usual construction.

Such shoes have been provided with calks at the toe thereof, said calks being either formed integrally with the shoe, or comprising a separate attachment. My present invention, however, contemplates the provision of such calks upon the heel ends of the horseshoe and involves a new and improved method whereby the calks may be formed thereon and which I will now set forth in detail.

The heel ends 6 of the shoe are first provided with central longitudinally extending openings 7 which may be conveniently drilled therein by the blacksmith after the shoe has been formed in the ordinary manner. These openings are adapted to receive the pins or plugs 8 which are preferably formed from hardened steel, or other metal considerably harder than that from which the shoe is formed. The heel ends of the shoe are then placed in the forge fire until they attain the proper welding heat, when the shoe is withdrawn and placed upon the anvil. The heel ends are then turned downwardly below the under surface of the shoe and beat into a substantially pyramidal form. By this bending of the shoe heels, the steel pins or plugs 8 are also bent, the major portion thereof extending centrally through the pyramidal spurs or studs formed upon the shoe heels. The outer extremities of these studs are pointed and shown at 9 and form the apexes of the pyramids. The inner ends of the pins extend longitudinally into the shoe and serve to effectually overcome any tendency of the pins to move outwardly through the calks. The calks are quickly chilled or hardened after they have been formed or welded as above described. By forming the calks in this manner, it will be obvious that owing to the fact that the steel pins are much harder than the soft iron of the horseshoe, the iron will wear away faster than the center pins, and the calks will thus always remain sharp until they have been entirely worn away, after which the shoe may be recalked and sharpened in the same manner as the ordinary shoe. The calks also greatly assist in the fit of the shoe to the horses hoof, and the shoes may be applied and secured much quicker than where removable calks are provided. The expense involved in the production of my improved shoe is but slightly greater than the cost of the shoe without the calks. It is also obvious that the shoe may be produced by the ordinary blacksmith, and does not require the exercise of expert skill, or the handling of a large number of tools.

From the foregoing it is believed that the method involved in the making of my improved shoe and the many advantages resulting therefrom will be readily understood without necessitating a more extended description.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

The herein described method of making horseshoes consisting in bending a bar of soft iron into the form of a horseshoe, then forming a longitudinally extending bore centrally in each heel of the shoe, then inserting hardened steel pins in said bores, then heating the heels of the shoe to the welding point, and finally bending said heels at right angles to the body of the shoe and forming pyramidal spurs on such bent portions, the steel pins being also bent adjacent to their inner ends by the bending of the shoe heels and extending centrally through In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my Iiaid support-3, thg fouter endls1 of saidfpifis signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

eing ointe an ormin t e apex 0 t e suppor ts, the other ends 0? the pins extend- JOHN E 5 ing longitudinally into the body of the shoe Witnesses:

to prevent outward movement of the pins in CLARA O. GRAHAM. said supports. CHAS. L. MORRIS. 

